Patents by Inventor Soichiro TANINO

Soichiro TANINO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240018368
    Abstract: Provided is a surface-protective coating composition capable of forming a surface-protective coating film in which the occurrence of cracks is suppressed during the formation of the coating film, while using a polymer having marine biodegradability. Also provided are: a surface-protective coating film formed from the surface-protective coating composition; a substrate with a surface-protective coating film, which is coated with the surface-protective coating film, and a method of producing the same; and a surface protection method using the surface-protective coating film. The surface-protective coating composition according to the present invention contains a polycaprolactone-based polymer (A) and a zinc oxide (B), wherein the polycaprolactone-based polymer (A) has an acid value of 5 mgKOH/g or more and 200 mgKOH/g or less, and a structural unit derived from caprolactone in the polycaprolactone-based polymer (A) has a content of 50% by mass or more and 99.5% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANINO, Junnai IKADAI, Yoshihiko IMAI, Akino NABE, Masamitsu OKADA
  • Publication number: 20240002677
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antifouling coating composition that can form an antifouling coating film having excellent adhesion to a base (substrate) even in a low-temperature environment, as well as excellent antifouling property. Another object of the present invention is to provide an antifouling coating film, a laminated antifouling coating film, an antifouling tape, a substrate with the antifouling coating film, and a method of producing the same formed from the antifouling coating composition, as well as an antifouling method. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention is an antifouling coating composition containing a photocurable organopolysiloxane (A), a slipping agent (B), and a photopolymerization initiator (C), the content of the photocurable organopolysiloxane (A) in the solid content of the antifouling coating composition being 50% by mass or more and 98% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventor: Soichiro TANINO
  • Publication number: 20230123769
    Abstract: An antifouling coating composition, an antifouling coating film, a substrate with an antifouling coating film or a method for producing the same, an antifouling method for a substrate, or a method for repairing a substrate with an antifouling coating film. The antifouling coating composition includes a hydrolyzable copolymer (A) containing an organosiloxane block and a metal ester group, and zinc oxide (B). The copolymer (A) contains 5 to 25% by mass of a constituent unit derived from a metal ester group-containing monomer, 5 to 15% by mass of a constituent unit derived from a monomer represented by formula (2), and a constituent unit derived from a monomer represented by formula (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANINO, Akino NABE, Yoshihiko IMAI
  • Patent number: 11098205
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an antifouling coating composition capable of forming an antifouling coating film that exhibits a high antifouling performance even in a marine area having a heavy fouling load by animal species such as barnacles, has excellent slime resistance, and is prevented from cracking. Further, the present invention is also to provide an antifouling coating film, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a method of producing the substrate, and an antifouling method, each using the composition. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention contains a polyorganosiloxane block-containing hydrolyzable copolymer (A) and medetomidine (B), wherein the polyorganosiloxane block-containing hydrolyzable copolymer (A) contains (i) a constituent unit derived from a hydrolyzable group-containing monomer (a1) and (ii) a constituent unit derived from a polyorganosiloxane block-containing monomer (a2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jyunji Niimoto, Soichiro Tanino
  • Publication number: 20210024757
    Abstract: The present invention provides an antifouling coating film that exhibits suppressed elution of an organism repellent in exposure to a dynamic water flow in water and exhibits an antifouling property for a long time and a method of manufacturing the same, a water-contacting structure with an antifouling coating film, and an antifouling tape and a method of manufacturing the same, and relates to an antifouling coating film containing a binder (A) and an organism repellent (B), having a riblet structure on a surface thereof, the organism repellent (B) containing one or more kind selected from the group consisting of copper pyrithione, zinc pyrithione, 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, and 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventor: Soichiro TANINO
  • Patent number: 10858521
    Abstract: An antifouling coating composition contains a silyl ester (co)polymer and medetomidine and is used to prevent the fouling of substrates by aquatic organisms and which can form antifouling coating films exhibiting outstanding antifouling properties over a long period and also has good storage stability. The antifouling coating composition includes a silyl ester (co)polymer (A) and medetomidine (B), the silyl ester (co)polymer (A) including structural units derived from a monomer (a) represented by the general formula (I): R1—CH?C(CH3)—COO—(SiR2R3O)n—SiR4R5R6, and structural units derived from an unsaturated monomer (b) copolymerizable with the monomer (a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Iwata, Soichiro Tanino, Satoshi Masuda, Hideyuki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200056055
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an antifouling coating composition capable of forming an antifouling coating film that exhibits a high antifouling performance even in a marine area having a heavy fouling load by animal species such as barnacles, has excellent slime resistance, and is prevented from cracking. Further, the present invention is also to provide an antifouling coating film, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a method of producing the substrate, and an antifouling method, each using the composition. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention contains a polyorganosiloxane block-containing hydrolyzable copolymer (A) and medetomidine (B), wherein the polyorganosiloxane block-containing hydrolyzable copolymer (A) contains (i) a constituent unit derived from a hydrolyzable group-containing monomer (a1) and (ii) a constituent unit derived from a polyorganosiloxane block-containing monomer (a2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jyunji NIIMOTO, Soichiro TANINO
  • Publication number: 20190256721
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antifouling coating composition capable of forming an antifouling coating film that continuously has a high antifouling performance against aquatic organisms, such as barnacles and slimes, even in the case where the antifouling coating film is exposed to a high-speed water flow for a prolonged period of time. Another object thereof is to provide an antifouling coating film formed with the antifouling coating composition, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a method for producing the same, and an antifouling method using the antifouling coating film. The antifouling coating composition of the present invention contains a hydrolyzable polymer (A) containing a metal ester group, cuprous oxide (B), a copper pyrithione (C), and medetomidine (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANINO, Yusuke HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180105703
    Abstract: An antifouling coating composition contains a silyl ester (co)polymer and medetomidine and is used to prevent the fouling of substrates by aquatic organisms and which can form antifouling coating films exhibiting outstanding antifouling properties over a long period and also has good storage stability. The antifouling coating composition includes a silyl ester (co)polymer (A) and medetomidine (B), the silyl ester (co)polymer (A) including structural units derived from a monomer (a) represented by the general formula (I): R1—CH?C(CH3)—COO—(SiR2R3O)n—SiR4R5R6, and structural units derived from an unsaturated monomer (b) copolymerizable with the monomer (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki IWATA, Soichiro TANINO, Satoshi MASUDA, Hideyuki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 9828524
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention has an object of providing antifouling coating compositions which have high resistance to fouling, in particular, fouling by slime, can form coating films with excellent properties such as strength and rubber properties, exhibit appropriate viscosity (sprayability and coating film surface leveling properties during spray coating) and sagging resistance, and have high storage stability suppressing deteriorations of these properties. To achieve the object, the invention provides an antifouling coating composition including (A) a diorganopolysiloxane having at least two silanol groups in the molecule, (B) an organosilane and/or a partial hydrolyzate condensate thereof having at least two hydrolyzable groups in the molecule, and (C) a pyrithione metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventor: Soichiro Tanino
  • Publication number: 20170267872
    Abstract: A method for reinforcing a fouling control coating of the invention comprises a step of forming a reinforcing coating (O) by applying and curing a reinforcing coating composition [o], and a step of providing a fouling control coating (X) formed by applying and curing a fouling control coating composition [x], onto the reinforcing coating (O), the reinforcing coating composition [o] comprising an organopolysiloxane (AO) having two or more silanol groups or hydrolyzable groups in the molecule, and a pyrithione salt compound (BO), the fouling control coating composition [x] comprising an organopolysiloxane (AX) having two or more silanol groups or hydrolyzable groups in the molecule, and an antifouling agent (BX), the reinforcing coating (O) giving reinforcement to the coating (X) adhering thereto. According to the present invention, high impact resistance can be imparted to fouling control coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANINO, Yurie URANO, Hideyuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150299515
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention has an object of providing antifouling coating compositions which have high resistance to fouling, in particular, fouling by slime, can form coating films with excellent properties such as strength and rubber properties, exhibit appropriate viscosity (sprayability and coating film surface leveling properties during spray coating) and sagging resistance, and have high storage stability suppressing deteriorations of these properties. To achieve the object, the invention provides an antifouling coating composition including (A) a diorganopolysiloxane having at least two silanol groups in the molecule, (B) an organosilane and/or a partial hydrolyzate condensate thereof having at least two hydrolyzable groups in the molecule, and (C) a pyrithione metal salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: CHUGOKU MARINE PAINTS, LTD.
    Inventor: Soichiro TANINO